The National Soccer Hall of Fame is located in Oneonta, NY. Oneonta happens to be where you turn off to get to Cooperstown, NY and the Baseball Hall of Fame. We stopped in here on our way home from the Baseball Hall of Fame last summer, it was getting close to closing time but we didn't need a lot of time. The downstairs is where the wall of the Hall is located. Chances are you have not heard of most of these athletes. Unless you are my son you would only recognize the name Pele'. (Just Pele', like Cher or Madonna) The downstairs also has a lot of the same displays as the Baseball hall, but on a much smaller scale. The upstairs was full of games, video games, ball kicking exercises, speed dibbles and a header cage. We enjoyed it, I'm glad we stopped. The friendly staff told us if we were a little late getting done not to worry, they would wait for us.
Later in July 2007 were the induction ceremonies. This year the inductees were Mia Hamm (Garciaparra) and Julie Foudy. Mia and Julie were both members of the Women's World Cup Champions in 1991 and 1999, Both were also Olympic Gold medallists in 1996 and 2004, and Silver medallists in 2000. Julie, a midfielder, served as Captain of the National team in 2000 and 2004. Mia, a midfielder and forward holds the record for women in goals scored in international play with 158 goals.
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